Away Guide | Blackburn Rovers

17th October
Fans
Ewood Park

Swansea City return from the international break with a trip to Blackburn Rovers on Saturday (3pm kick-off). 

Here is a handy travel guide for all the Jacks making the journey to Lancashire.

 

BLACKBURN ROVERS v SWANSEA CITY

Date: Saturday, October 19 (3pm)

Address: Ewood Park, Nuttall Street, Blackburn BB2 4JF

Distance from the Swansea.com Stadium: 257 miles

 

TICKETS

Tickets are no longer available for this match. 

There will be no sales on the day at Ewood Park, please do not travel without a ticket.

 

POSTAGE/ DELIVERY DETAILS

All tickets purchased before 4pm on Wednesday, October 16 have been posted out. If your tickets have not arrived in the post by 2pm on Friday October 18, please let the ticket office know by emailing ticketing@swanseacity.com - including your customer number or booking reference - and the club will arrange duplicate tickets for you to collect at the host club. 

Tickets will be available to collect from the away ticket office, which is located on the corner of the Bryan Douglas End and Jack Walker Stand. 

SEAT ALLOCATION

Away fans are housed in the Bryan Douglas Darwen End. The concourses are modern and include food kiosks which serve food and drink.

Accessible turnstiles are located at each corner of the stadium, as shown on the map in their away supporters' guide.

Turnstiles open 90 minutes before kick-off. To avoid delays, please arrive at least 45 minutes early. For supporters’ safety, random searches of people and bags will be conducted.

 

CASHLESS STADIUM

Ewood Park is a cashless stadium. 

 

TRAVELLING BY CAR

Supporters travelling to Ewood Park by car can use the instructions provided by Blackburn below on making the journey from the south:

  • Leave the M6 at Junction 29 and join the M65 and head East to Blackburn.
  • Ewood Park is well signposted on the M65. Leave at junction 4, join the A666 and head towards Blackburn.
  • Ewood Park is about a mile away on your right.

Directions for other routes can be found here.

Some parking is available at the ground in Car Park F (Darwen End). This is charged at £15 per car, while a minibus is £20 and a coach is £25.

Car parking around the ground is limited and supporters are asked to be respectful of local residents and refrain from parking on pavements, curbs, or designated residential areas.

 

TRAVELLING BY TRAIN, BUS AND TRAM

Train

Blackburn station is approximately a mile and a half (a 20 to 30-minute walk) from Ewood Park and approximately one mile away from Mill Hill station, which is a 15-minute walk from the stadium.

It is possible to travel from Swansea to either station, with the journey taking between six and six-and-a-half hours and requiring a number of changes.

Please view the National Rail website for further details by clicking HERE.

 

SUPPORTER COACHES

Coach Travel - provided by Turners Coaches - will depart the Swansea.com Stadium at 7am.

 

NEARBY PUBS

Blackburn have advised that there are a number of pubs which will accept away supporters, and have recommended the following: The Black Bull, The Golden Cup, The Fernhurst, White Bull Inn, and Navigation Inn.

Please note, some pubs may limit the number of visiting fans entering the establishment, they may request you hide your club colours, or may not allow children to enter.